Hilt
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:17
- Released
- 2005
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -7.5 dB
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Hiltoriginal4B · 128
- Hilt - 2025 Remasteroriginal4B · 128
A peak-time tempo techno cut, Hilt sits in A♭ major (4B) at 128 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 2005 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Chris Liebing's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Tempo:
- slower than 75% of Chris Liebing's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Hilt in?
Hilt by Chris Liebing is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Hilt?
Hilt runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Hilt?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Hilt good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 4B at 128 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 BPM — anything in that window beatmatches without sounding stretched.
Key on the fader: without key lock (Master Tempo on CDJs), above roughly +5% it plays a semitone higher, so treat it as 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 94/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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